May King Wins Perth Cup Amid Brisk Betting Frenzy
Perth racing carnival draws large crowd and strong fields led by May King in the Perth Cup. Spinder and Charles Stuart run strong. Hurley Burley, Benbow, Piata also contest. Other races include Metropolitan Hurdles, Maiden Plate, Epsom Handicap, Sapling Stakes, and Midland Handicap with noted times and odds.
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Perth
Australia
May King
Poseidon
Charles Stuart
Bierami
Piata
Hurley Burley
Lothian
P. A. Connolly Boas
Shamrock
W. Herrington
T. Tighe
Lady Foote
P. A. Connolly
Mackay’s
T. Hayward
Positano
F. Bullock
E. W. Hocking
Stepniak
B. Porter
Clarke Bros
Wallaceo
Sweet Alice
Scorcher
Burley
Benbow
Hurley Deeley
Charles Agg
Thal
Spinder
Manawatu Racing Club to establish Sires Produce Stakes
The Manawatu Racing Club plans a Sires Produce Stakes of 1000 sovs to begin in 1908. The initial race will be limited to two-year-olds, with three-year-olds later eligible. Committee suggests a minimum of 15 sires nominated, aided by a reduced fee of 20 guineas for owners with two sires.
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Manawatu
New Zeaand) Racing Club
Cricket Inter State Match Victoria Falls Short to NSW
Cricket in New South Wales defeated Victoria by two wickets in the interstate match as Armstrong scored 168 not out for Victoria. Victoria totaled 150 and 389, while NSW posted 213 and 187 for seven. In New Zealand the English side drew again as Wellington needed 105 with five wickets in hand, MCC made 204 and 250, Wellington 211 and 148 for five.
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New South Wales
Victoria
Armstrong
New Zealand
Wellington
M.C.C
The Farm and Seed Selection Against Potato Blight
The article argues for artificial seed selection to combat potato blight in Australia, citing Irish horticultural views. It discusses selecting disease-resisting tubers, preserving green vigorous plants for seed, and potential long-term gains in blight resistance, science-based spraying, and breeding within suitable climates. It also notes economic prospects from flowers and essential oils and outlines export opportunities to Britain, with favorable Dec and Oct export windows and poultry/eggs trade potential.
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New Zealand
Australia
Farmers’ Gazette
Journal of Horticulture
London
Errs
Great Britain
New Zealand Frozen Meat Industry Shows Brilliant Rise
The article traces New Zealand's rise as a dominant frozen meat exporter to England, detailing early failures and rapid improvements. It highlights Canterbury Otago and Hawke’s Bay, shipboard cool chambers, later steamers, and major firms like Nelson Bros. and Gear Meat Preserving Co. It notes rising export values from 1884 to 1890 and the shift of farmers toward sheep, with grain exports declining.
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England
Great Britain
America
New Zealand
Thie
Canterbury
Middle Island
Otago
Hawke's Bay
Mesers
Shaw
Saville
Convay Lad
Nelson Bros
Gear
Wellington
Zealand
Colon
West Australia
Ireland Agriculture and Livestock Profile in Brief
The text notes Spain and Portugal pioneering wool improvement for sheep while Ireland remains primarily grazing land. About 75 percent of Ireland’s 15 million acres are agricultural, with 70 percent pasture and 15 percent hay and 15 percent other crops. Oats are key grain. cattle dominate livestock. Few large farms exist. average farm size over one acre is 29 acres, smaller than England.
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Spain
Portugal
Ireland
England
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Loch Shiel
F. Temby
Denison
I. Moore
Ise Florentine
E. Roberts
R. G. Robertson
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